Legacy Pokie
Fans of simple 3-reel pokies will be attracted to the straightforward gameplay of Legacy from Microgaming. It’s a 5 payline game that sees classic bars and 7’s on the reels, plus there’s wild multipliers and a jackpot worth 2400x the total stake to win. Add in the classy design and reliability that comes as standard with Microgaming titles and we have a quality game which should prove popular with the many players who appreciate this form of pokie.
There’s nothing fancy about Legacy, and no real theme to follow, but it certainly looks very smart, with deep reds dominating the picture and some black highlights that add a certain classy look to proceedings.
Below the main portion of the game we find the standard control panel used in so many Microgaming titles, which works perfectly well, so why change it? Players are able to set coin sizes from 1.00 to 2.00, 5.00, 10.00, 20.00, 25.00 and 50.00, while they can play just a single line, which would discount any winning combinations that landed on any other lines, or play any number up to all 5 for a maximum bet of 250.00 per spin.
A classy-looking game deserves classy-looking symbols, and Legacy may have to make do with the usual Bar and 7 symbols, but at least they have been thoughtfully designed to fit in with the luxurious theme. The payout schedule that takes up one side of the game details how much is won with each combination, starting with the 5 coins that are awarded when any mix of the bar symbols stop across an activated line.
The single bar icon is valued at 10 coins when it completes a line, while the double bar pays 40 coins. Should the triple bar symbol land right across a line, then players win 80 coins, and the last of the regular symbols is the 7 which is worth 160 coins each time an active line is filled with them.
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If more than one winning combination is landed, then players will reap multiple payouts, not just the biggest one.
The symbol with the most value however is the Legacy logo, which is a fancy letter L on what could be a coin or playing chip. This serves a couple of functions, acting as a wild symbol to help create more winning combinations, so for example, 2 single bars and the wild across a line will count as a win and as an extra bonus the value of that win will be doubled.
If 2 wilds and a single example of another symbol make up the line, then the resulting payout will be quadrupled, but the top prizes are reserved for lines made up solely of the Legacy logo.
Land this beauty across the first payline which runs through the centre part of the reels and players win 1000x the amount staked per coin, while the second line, which runs along the top section of the reels is worth 1200 coins for a full line.
The third payline goes across the bottom part of the reels, and a full line of the logo symbol though it pays 1400 coins, while the fourth line which is the diagonal from top left to bottom right is worth 1600x. If this pattern was continued, players would get 1800 coins for landing it across the fifth line that runs from bottom left to top right, but here is where there’s an incentive to activate all 5 of them.
If this combination lands, players will win the game jackpot of 2400x the coin value, which at maximum bet is a substantial 120,000.00, enough for most people to leave a nice legacy.
The Verdict
Legacy is an attractive pokie that has the same features as several others from Microgaming but wraps them all up in a smart design. While the gameplay may not be unique, that’s largely because it’s a tried and tested format that has proved popular and really doesn’t need changing.
A good range of potential bet sizes should make this a pokie for all levels, from the newest rookie to the highest rollers. Nice wins in the regular game are topped up with wild substitutions and multipliers, and while the jackpot payouts may not come that often, when they do it can result in some massive wins.